can you tell they're sisters?

MaryRyan

Fiona!

same jacket. same car seat. same place...just 2.5 years later!

october 2011

3 year check up.

'at work' - playing at school with claire

loves to dance

nightly feeding with fiona

fiona and teddy!

MR had her 3 year check up on friday. she got a great report. she is 33 lbs (75 %) and 39.5 inches (95 %). she is really into 'helping out' with fiona. she has to help feed, bathe, you name it, she wants to be a part of it. Teddy is still her best friend. she let's fiona play with him, sometimes, which in her mind is a very big deal! she loves school and her new classmates. according to her teachers she is quite the flirt. she loves to chat up a storm, but she is also very shy if she doesn't know you. she has been like that since birth and will probably always be like that. it amazes us on how much she picks up. she imitates the way we talk, our mannerisms. it's pretty crazy!

on her way..

Fiona is bound and dertimned to crawl. She is getting sick and tired of MR taking all of her toys away so i'm pretty sure that is her motivation. she is up on all fours rocking so i'm thinking it should be soon.

hail!

happy household with all the wins the redskins are scoring! Maybe we'll have to make a trip to DC to see them :)

bumps and bruises.

I'm sure most of you know that MR fell at school and busted her chin. She was a champ and actually enjoyed her visit to the ER. Her teachers at school can't go over how tough and brave she is. She really is a tough cookie. MR has these super long legs so when she goes through growth spurts she falls and trips A LOT! She's been like that since she was standing up as a baby. So I really wasn't surprised when I got the call from school that she had fallen and hurt herself. I'm sure this isn't the last time we'll be getting those calls, unfortunately.

I started back to work full time on Sept. 7th and Fiona started at Berkley (where MR goes) full time as well. To say it's been adjustment is an understatement. I'm hopeful that in a month it will feel like second nature but it's been quite balancing act. As crazy as this year has been for us we have been rolling with the punches and counting our blessings :)

Fiona started sitting up a couple of weeks ago and rolls rolls and rolls! i'm afraid to admit she fell of the bed..twice! eek i know. i swear this girl will be crawling soon. she is out of control!

xoxo, cath

summer 2011

finally i know!